Assignment: Clash of Cultures
Complete the grid by describing the characteristics listed in the left-side column for the five groups listed on top.
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Native Americans
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Northern Colonists
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Mid-Atlantic Colonists
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Southern Colonists
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West Africans
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Economic Structure
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Political Structure
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Social System
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Cultural Values
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Religion
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Write a 350-word essay in which you examine one of the following topics about how the groups conflicted:
• Pilgrims and Native Americans in Massachusetts
• The kidnapping of colonists by Native Americans
• Pequot War
• Jamestown's relationships with Native Americans
• The differences between indentured servants and slaves
• Racial issues in the 17th century
• The Deerfield Massacre
• The early anti-slavery movement
• The enslavement of Native Americans
• Biological crossover, with a focus on disease
Cite at least two references.
Format your essay consistent with APA guidelines.
Text Book: U.S. History by P.SCOTT CORBETT, VOLKER JANSSEN, JOHN M. LUND, TODD PFANNESTIEL and PAUL VICKERY.